| 词条 | Asshole: How I Got Rich and Happy by Not Giving a Shit About You |
| 释义 |
| name = | title_orig = | translator = | image = AssholeBookKihn.jpg | caption = | author = Martin Kihn | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = | series = | subject = | genre = | publisher = Penguin | pub_date = March 2008 (UK) | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = 256 | isbn = 0-14-103105-0 | oclc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | italic title = force }} Asshole: How I Got Rich and Happy by Not Giving a Shit About You is a 2008 spoof self-help book and memoir by American author Martin Kihn. The book's title in the U.S. was modified to A$$hole: How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too. Content{{quote|"In corporate America, if you are ambitious, or if you just want to go for the big money, it more than helps to be an asshole."| Marty Kihn [1]}}The first line of Marty Kihn’s book, is "I was the nicest guy in the world and it was killing me."[1] Kihn, who works for a marketing company, is told by his boss that unless he started "playing hardball", they were going to demote him and upgrade a colleague Kihn calls "The Nemesis" to a window office.[1] So to save his career, Kihn decides to turn himself into an asshole, and in telling his story, he describes exactly how the reader can follow his lead.[1] To become an asshole, Kihn builds a team, consisting of an acting coach, life coach and both personal and dog trainer – to help "master the art of assholism."[1] Kihn then creates a ten-step "assholism" program which involves "ignoring other peoples’ feelings, never saying sorry, dressing in black silk and only eating red meat."[2] Other tasks saw Kihn signing up to the National Rifle Association, learning kickboxing, screaming at colleagues and eating garlic bagels on public transport.[3] Additionally, Kihn takes inspiration from famous figures whom he considers "assholes" such as: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Martha Stewart, David Letterman, Ayn Rand, Nicole Kidman, Machiavelli, Scarface and Paris Hilton.[1] He also takes inspiration from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and The Virtue of Selfishness.[1] In speaking on his motivations for compiling the work, Kihn stated {{quote|I'd spent a lifetime seeing therapists and psychiatrists, and following things like The Warrior Diet. I guess I wanted to parody those types of books and move away from the whiny, self-centred, introspective stuff towards real action.[2]}}In the end, he is successful. By "finding the balls to act like an asshole, he crushes The Nemesis", gets a promotion, then nets a large sum of cash, and a second home into the bargain, by selling the book to Hollywood for a six-figure sum.[1] Warner Brothers also paid $500,000 for the film rights to his memoirs before he’d even written them.[2] Martin Kihn’s Ten Steps to Becoming An Asshole{{quotation|
ReviewsIn reviewing the work, Booklist remarked that "Kihn's got a great ear for dialogue - and a comedic sense worthy of Second City", while Publishers Weekly stated that "like an above-average Adam Sandler movie, this mix of racy humor and overt sentiment will probably get both a bigger audience, and less credit, than it deserves."[4] Robert Sutton, author of New York Times bestseller The No Asshole Rule gave the book a positive review, declaring "A$$hole is one of the funniest books I've ever read, and "remarkably useful in a sick sort of way."[5] Additionally, Rory Freeman, co-author of The New York Times bestseller Skinny Bitch, described the text as "remarkably profane, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly sentimental", while John Alexander, author of How To Become an Alpha Male, opined that "through humor and vivid storytelling, Martin Kihn takes you through that journey until he discovers an astonishing lesson."[5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No more Mr Nice Guy for Marty Kihn by Kate Spicer, The Sunday Times, April 6, 2008 2. ^1 2 3 No More Mr Nice Guy by Claire Sawers, The List Issue 599, March 2008 3. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/time-to-get-tough-how-being-nasty-can-improve-your-life-792446.html Time to get tough: How being nasty can improve your life] by Lena Corner, The Guardian, March 9, 2008 4. ^[https://archive.is/20120712005323/http://catalog.dclibrary.org/vufind/Record/ocn180577396/Reviews Beta Online Catalog for Asshole: How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too] 5. ^1 Reviews for Asshole: How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too External links
1 : 2008 books |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。